California Electricity Report Confirms Energy Savings

The California Energy Commission (CEC) released last
week its formal report on the state's actions during last
summer's electricity crisis. The report confirms that
conservation efforts helped cut overall electricity use by
6.7 percent throughout the state, while the summer peak
electricity demand was cut by 10 percent. The report says
that energy conservation programs, and not weather or
economic factors, were responsible for the drop in electricity
use. See the full report (PDF 255 KB) and the accompanying press release from Governor Gray Davis.
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